mendocino county
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The Coastal Conservancy is a State agency, established in 1976, that
protects and improves natural lands and waterways, helps people get to
and enjoy coastal areas, and sustains local economies along California’s
coast. The Conservancy works along the entire length of the coast,
within the watersheds of rivers and streams that extend inland from
the coast, and throughout the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. The
Conservancy is non-regulatory and achieves its goals by joining forces with
local communities, nonprofit organizations, other government agencies,
businesses, and private landowners.
C O N S E R V A N C Y P R O J E C T S :
• Protect, restore, and improve natural areas and wildlife habitat
• Help people get to and enjoy the outdoors by building hiking and
biking trails, acquiring and improving parks and beaches, and creating
campgrounds and hostels
• Keep our waterways clean and healthy for people and wildlife
• Help communities revitalize their waterfronts
• Support floodwater management and integrate flood-control projects
into the life of a community
• Conserve commercial fisheries, working farmland, and forests.
1330 Broadway, 13th Floor Oakland, California 94612-2530 (510) 286-1015
Visit our website: http://scc.ca.gov
There is no part of California that is more spectacular
than the Mendocino County coast. Beautiful and
breathtaking, it offers panoramic ocean vistas above rocky
shores and close contact with the surf on beaches both
wild and restful. Just inland are quiet groves of towering
redwoods and ancient pygmy forests. Salmon and steelhead
migrate through nine rivers and dozens of creeks as they
have for millennia. Natural resources, and nature itself,
characterize the region.
POPULATION: >87,000
LENGTH OF COASTLINE: 130 miles
CONSERVANCY PROJECTS: >120
CONSERVANCY FUNDING: >$78 million
Mendocino County
C O N T A C T S :
Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer (510) 286-0523 [email protected]
Karyn Gear, North Coast Regional Manager (510) 286-4171 [email protected]
Deborah Ruddock, Legislative Liaison (510) 286-4168 [email protected]
Dick Wayman, Communications Director (510) 286-4182 [email protected]
The Coastal Conservancy has worked for more than 35 years to
protect and improve the natural environment of the Mendocino
coast and boost local economies. The Conservancy has helped
communities acquire and develop parks and beaches and build
many miles of trails for use by residents and visitors. Critical
habitats for salmon and steelhead trout have been protected
through conservation of neighboring lands and barriers to fish
migration have been removed from streams. Conservancy funding
has helped to ensure that thousands of acres of working lands
remain in agricultural production or be available for sustainable
timber harvesting.
The Conservancy intends to continue its work with the people of
Mendocino County to:
• Provide outdoor recreational opportunities for residents and
visitors
• Protect and improve the health of forests and waterways
• Keep farmland and timber lands in production
• Meet the challenges posed by a changing climate.
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“The State Coastal Conservancy is an essential partner in protecting open space and providing public access in coastal Mendocino County. Partnering with the Conservancy is a privilege, and its existence has been a key component to our success.”
Ann Cole, Executive Director Mendocino Land Trust
Parks, Beaches, & WaterfrontsThe Coastal Conservancy has contributed to the purchase and
development of beaches and parks along much of the Mendocino coast
and in inland areas and has helped several communities improve their
waterfronts for residents, visitors, and commercial uses.
FORT BRAGG/MENDOCINO AREA
• The Conservancy helped acquire nearly three miles of the Fort Bragg Waterfront to transform the site of a former lumber mill into a
showcase for the City’s coastline and provided funding for purchase of
Glass Beach on the north and Pomo Bluffs Park on the south.
• Just south of Fort Bragg people can enjoy Hare Creek Beach on
a beautiful ocean cove and Caspar Headlands State Reserve and State Beach, which contain a popular sandy beach and trails along the
nearby ocean bluffs.
• Many years of Conservancy work assured that the spectacular
Point Cabrillo Light Station and Preserve, just north of the town of
Mendocino, was protected, restored, and opened to the public.
• South of Mendocino the Conservancy assisted with additions to
Mendocino Headlands State Park and Van Damme State Park.
OTHER COASTAL AREAS
• Conservancy funding enabled the community of Westport to
purchase the Westport Headlands and construct a beach stairway.
• An addition and improvements to Seaside Beach north of Fort Bragg
helped ensure and enhance use of this popular family beach.
• The Mendocino Land Trust used Conservancy funding to purchase
and open Navarro Point—the first coastal bluffs seen by travelers
from Highway 128 to the coast.
• The Conservancy helped purchase more than 1,300 acres around
the Point Arena Lighthouse that have become part of the spectacular
Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands. The Conservancy also helped
construct and purchase property for the Arena Cove Pier.
• Moat Creek Beach, south of Point Arena, is particularly popular during
abalone season, and a little farther south the Hearn Gulch Beach & Headlands offers a sheltered pocket beach and panoramic views to
travelers on Highway One.
INLAND AREAS
• The Conservancy helped add 1,200 acres to Montgomery Woods State Reserve and develop Riverside Park in Ukiah
Trails & EducationThe Conservancy has been a leader in developing the California Coastal Trail in Mendocino communities from the Lost Coast to Gualala. The
Conservancy has also helped to build and operate many stairways and
pathways to beaches and to assist environmental education programs. The
more than two dozen Conservancy-supported projects include:
• Construction of trails in the Intertribal Sinkyone Wilderness that will
soon connect to neighboring State parklands in the Lost Coast
• The Kibesillah Coastal Trail with stunning coastal views along 1¼
miles of Highway One south of Westport
• The four-mile Ka Kahleh Coastal Trail, under construction, which will
open the Fort Bragg Waterfront to the public for the first time in
generations, plus development of the waterfront’s Noyo Center for Science & Education
• Purchase of and improvements to the popular Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens just south of Fort Bragg
• Slated improvements to the Jug Handle Creek Farm & Nature Center near Caspar, including new educational and lodging facilities
and an improved trail system
• The Mendocino Bay Viewpoint, a great picnic spot, and the Little River Blowhole Trail, a favorite of local residents
• The Gualala Blufftop Trail just west of the town’s commercial district,
built in large part with volunteer labor.
Forests & WaterwaysConservancy-assisted purchases of more than 55,000 acres of
Mendocino’s forested lands have prevented the fragmentation of vast
working forests while protecting water quality and wildlife habitats and
providing opportunities for outdoor recreation. The Conservancy has
also worked along many of the County’s waterways to restore the
natural environment and remove barriers to the migration of salmon and
steelhead trout. Conservancy-supported projects include:
FOREST LANDS
• Protection of 7,100 acres that became the Intertribal Sinkyone Wilderness and an addition to Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
• Purchase of almost 1,000 acres within the Usal Redwood Forest including the popular visitor destination Trees of Mystery
• Acquisition of more than 7,300 acres along Big River just south of
Mendocino, including the river’s mouth and entire 8.2-mile estuary
• Protection of almost 40,000 acres in the watersheds of Big River, Big Salmon Creek, and the Garcia River to allow sustainable timber
harvesting while protecting salmon and trout habitats
RIVERS & CREEKS
• Comprehensive improvements within the Navarro River and Garcia River watersheds to restore habitats for fish and wildlife, improve
water quality, and protect streamside properties
• Removal of barriers to fish passage within many of the County’s
creeks to open miles of historic spawning and rearing habitats
• Decommissioning of abandoned logging roads in Sinkyone Wilderness State Park to protect nearby streams
• Eradication of giant reed from the upper reaches of the Russian River to restore native habitats and protect neighboring properties.
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Trails & Education continued
POINT CABRILLO LIGHTHOUSE
THE COASTLINE OF STORNETTA RANCH
MENDOCINO COAST BOTANICAL GARDENS
FINDING TREASURE AT GLASS BEACH
BIG RIVER ESTUARY
FUN TIMES AT THE MOUTH OF BIG RIVER
STAIRWAY TO THE BEACH IN WESTPORT
CASPAR BEACH
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“The State Coastal Conservancy is an essential partner in protecting open space and providing public access in coastal Mendocino County. Partnering with the Conservancy is a privilege, and its existence has been a key component to our success.”
Ann Cole, Executive Director Mendocino Land Trust
Parks, Beaches, & WaterfrontsThe Coastal Conservancy has contributed to the purchase and
development of beaches and parks along much of the Mendocino coast
and in inland areas and has helped several communities improve their
waterfronts for residents, visitors, and commercial uses.
FORT BRAGG/MENDOCINO AREA
• The Conservancy helped acquire nearly three miles of the Fort Bragg Waterfront to transform the site of a former lumber mill into a
showcase for the City’s coastline and provided funding for purchase of
Glass Beach on the north and Pomo Bluffs Park on the south.
• Just south of Fort Bragg people can enjoy Hare Creek Beach on
a beautiful ocean cove and Caspar Headlands State Reserve and State Beach, which contain a popular sandy beach and trails along the
nearby ocean bluffs.
• Many years of Conservancy work assured that the spectacular
Point Cabrillo Light Station and Preserve, just north of the town of
Mendocino, was protected, restored, and opened to the public.
• South of Mendocino the Conservancy assisted with additions to
Mendocino Headlands State Park and Van Damme State Park.
OTHER COASTAL AREAS
• Conservancy funding enabled the community of Westport to
purchase the Westport Headlands and construct a beach stairway.
• An addition and improvements to Seaside Beach north of Fort Bragg
helped ensure and enhance use of this popular family beach.
• The Mendocino Land Trust used Conservancy funding to purchase
and open Navarro Point—the first coastal bluffs seen by travelers
from Highway 128 to the coast.
• The Conservancy helped purchase more than 1,300 acres around
the Point Arena Lighthouse that have become part of the spectacular
Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands. The Conservancy also helped
construct and purchase property for the Arena Cove Pier.
• Moat Creek Beach, south of Point Arena, is particularly popular during
abalone season, and a little farther south the Hearn Gulch Beach & Headlands offers a sheltered pocket beach and panoramic views to
travelers on Highway One.
INLAND AREAS
• The Conservancy helped add 1,200 acres to Montgomery Woods State Reserve and develop Riverside Park in Ukiah
Trails & EducationThe Conservancy has been a leader in developing the California Coastal Trail in Mendocino communities from the Lost Coast to Gualala. The
Conservancy has also helped to build and operate many stairways and
pathways to beaches and to assist environmental education programs. The
more than two dozen Conservancy-supported projects include:
• Construction of trails in the Intertribal Sinkyone Wilderness that will
soon connect to neighboring State parklands in the Lost Coast
• The Kibesillah Coastal Trail with stunning coastal views along 1¼
miles of Highway One south of Westport
• The four-mile Ka Kahleh Coastal Trail, under construction, which will
open the Fort Bragg Waterfront to the public for the first time in
generations, plus development of the waterfront’s Noyo Center for Science & Education
• Purchase of and improvements to the popular Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens just south of Fort Bragg
• Slated improvements to the Jug Handle Creek Farm & Nature Center near Caspar, including new educational and lodging facilities
and an improved trail system
• The Mendocino Bay Viewpoint, a great picnic spot, and the Little River Blowhole Trail, a favorite of local residents
• The Gualala Blufftop Trail just west of the town’s commercial district,
built in large part with volunteer labor.
Forests & WaterwaysConservancy-assisted purchases of more than 55,000 acres of
Mendocino’s forested lands have prevented the fragmentation of vast
working forests while protecting water quality and wildlife habitats and
providing opportunities for outdoor recreation. The Conservancy has
also worked along many of the County’s waterways to restore the
natural environment and remove barriers to the migration of salmon and
steelhead trout. Conservancy-supported projects include:
FOREST LANDS
• Protection of 7,100 acres that became the Intertribal Sinkyone Wilderness and an addition to Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
• Purchase of almost 1,000 acres within the Usal Redwood Forest including the popular visitor destination Trees of Mystery
• Acquisition of more than 7,300 acres along Big River just south of
Mendocino, including the river’s mouth and entire 8.2-mile estuary
• Protection of almost 40,000 acres in the watersheds of Big River, Big Salmon Creek, and the Garcia River to allow sustainable timber
harvesting while protecting salmon and trout habitats
RIVERS & CREEKS
• Comprehensive improvements within the Navarro River and Garcia River watersheds to restore habitats for fish and wildlife, improve
water quality, and protect streamside properties
• Removal of barriers to fish passage within many of the County’s
creeks to open miles of historic spawning and rearing habitats
• Decommissioning of abandoned logging roads in Sinkyone Wilderness State Park to protect nearby streams
• Eradication of giant reed from the upper reaches of the Russian River to restore native habitats and protect neighboring properties.
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Trails & Education continued
POINT CABRILLO LIGHTHOUSE
THE COASTLINE OF STORNETTA RANCH
MENDOCINO COAST BOTANICAL GARDENS
FINDING TREASURE AT GLASS BEACH
BIG RIVER ESTUARY
FUN TIMES AT THE MOUTH OF BIG RIVER
STAIRWAY TO THE BEACH IN WESTPORT
CASPAR BEACH
The Coastal Conservancy is a State agency, established in 1976, that
protects and improves natural lands and waterways, helps people get to
and enjoy coastal areas, and sustains local economies along California’s
coast. The Conservancy works along the entire length of the coast,
within the watersheds of rivers and streams that extend inland from
the coast, and throughout the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. The
Conservancy is non-regulatory and achieves its goals by joining forces with
local communities, nonprofit organizations, other government agencies,
businesses, and private landowners.
C O N S E R V A N C Y P R O J E C T S :
• Protect, restore, and improve natural areas and wildlife habitat
• Help people get to and enjoy the outdoors by building hiking and
biking trails, acquiring and improving parks and beaches, and creating
campgrounds and hostels
• Keep our waterways clean and healthy for people and wildlife
• Help communities revitalize their waterfronts
• Support floodwater management and integrate flood-control projects
into the life of a community
• Conserve commercial fisheries, working farmland, and forests.
1515 Clay Street, 10th Floor Oakland, California 94612-1401 (510) 286-1015
Visit our website: scc.ca.gov
There is no part of California that is more spectacular
than the Mendocino County coast. Beautiful and
breathtaking, it offers panoramic ocean vistas above rocky
shores and close contact with the surf on beaches both
wild and restful. Just inland are quiet groves of towering
redwoods and ancient pygmy forests. Salmon and steelhead
migrate through nine rivers and dozens of creeks as they
have for millennia. Natural resources, and nature itself,
characterize the region.
POPULATION: >87,000
LENGTH OF COASTLINE: 130 miles
CONSERVANCY PROJECTS: >120
CONSERVANCY FUNDING: >$78 million
Mendocino County
C O N T A C T S :
Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer (510) 286-0523 [email protected]
Karyn Gear, North Coast Regional Manager (510) 286-4171 [email protected]
Deborah Ruddock, Legislative Liaison (510) 286-4168 [email protected]
The Coastal Conservancy has worked for more than 35 years to
protect and improve the natural environment of the Mendocino
coast and boost local economies. The Conservancy has helped
communities acquire and develop parks and beaches and build
many miles of trails for use by residents and visitors. Critical
habitats for salmon and steelhead trout have been protected
through conservation of neighboring lands and barriers to fish
migration have been removed from streams. Conservancy funding
has helped to ensure that thousands of acres of working lands
remain in agricultural production or be available for sustainable
timber harvesting.
The Conservancy intends to continue its work with the people of
Mendocino County to:
• Provide outdoor recreational opportunities for residents and
visitors
• Protect and improve the health of forests and waterways
• Keep farmland and timber lands in production
• Meet the challenges posed by a changing climate.
MONTGOMERY WOODS POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE
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